"necessary house" meaning in All languages combined

See necessary house on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: necessary houses [plural]
Etymology: Likely formed under influence from necessarium (“monastic latrine, outhouse, or lavatory”) and necessary (“outhouse; lavatory”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} necessary house (plural necessary houses)
  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation. Wikipedia link: outhouse Tags: euphemistic, obsolete Categories (topical): Buildings, Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms: outhouse Related terms: necessary
    Sense id: en-necessary_house-en-noun-dLt82x01 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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